Task 6. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the proper form of the past (the Past Simple or Past Continuous tense).
1. People from different countries (were coming) to the New World for more than one hundred years before the colonies (started) the war for their independence.
2. The first settlers ( arrived) in the unknown lands, (built) some dwellings and (tried) to assimilate there but most of them (did not adapt) to such harsh conditions and ( died) from different disease, cold or starvation.
3. The slaves (were working) at their owners’ plantations all day long without much rest. Even a child (was doing) some job during for several hours a day.
4. Some tribes (did not trade) with settlers even though they (were) just common people without guns who (were hunting) for the riches of the New World.
5. The first colony (was discussing) its participation in the Commonwealth with Britain for three years before people (started) talking about independence.
6. Columbus (did not land) the future states, he (stayed) at the Caribbean Islands during his trip to North America.
7. The colonies’ governors (established) the local constitution and (defined) the taxes. Each colony (was gaining) the control over its land little by little day by day and the colonies policies (were becoming) stronger and stronger.
8. James Fennimore Cooper ( wrote) his novel “The Last of the Mohicans” in 1826 about the period when French (were fighting) with Indians.
Dear Emma,
Thank you for your letter. I'm happy to recieve it from you! I fully agree with you about summer holidays and I love them as much as you do! You've asked me some questions, so let me answer them.
First of all, I want to say that there are three places where I spend my long summer holidays. When June starts I go to the countryside to my grandparents. I love spending my time in this little village. My grandmother cooks very delicios pies and my grandfather takes me to catch some fish. I'm having really good time there, because I have many friends there. We go to the lake and swim, bike to the wood, play with the ball and so on. After a month my parents and I travel abroad. We visited many countries, for example we've been in France, Bulgary, German etc. But my favourite country is Turkey, I love swimming and sunbathing very much, so for me, it is better than sightseeing in Europe. And the last month of my summer holidays I spend at home, preparing for new studying year. But it is not bad, because the weather is still very hot and sunny in Russia. It makes me to be in a good mood.
What about you? Tell me more about your summer holidays.
Best wishes,
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Объяснение:
had
travel / see
went
ran / was
took / wanted
met